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Distributed System of Dams for Flood Protection of Urban Land to Ensure Sustainable Development

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
The article considers innovative materials and structures for multipurpose flood protection self-regulated dams. Russian and foreign experiences in flood consequence, as well as conceptions for protection of urban land in the context of climate change ...
Fedorov Mikhail, Badenko Vladimir, Maslikov Vladimir, Chusov Alexander   +3 more
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Full-Scale Interface Friction Testing of Geotextile-Based Flood Defence Structures

Buildings, 2022
Open-topped woven polypropylene cellular containers filled with dense granular ballasts are often used as emergency flood defence structures. The effectiveness of these systems is highly dependent on the interaction with their bedding surface.
Emmett Klipalo, Mohsen Besharat, Alban Kuriqi   +2 more
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Assessment of the Preparedness for Flood Protection of Municipalities in Presov Region Based on the Questionnaire Survey. [PDF]

Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului, 2019
Monitoring of floods with the ultimate aim of predicting them, and managing the rescue and rehabilitation operations during and after the calamity, has been a subject of discussion of various forums.
Vlasta Ondrejka HARBULAKOVA, Martina ZELENAKOVA, Maria SUGAREKOVA   +2 more
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Reconfigurable Flood Wall Inspired by Architected Origami [PDF]

, 2020
Recent interest in the art of origami has opened a wide range of engineering applications and possibilities. Shape changing structures based on origami have had a large influence on the drive for efficient, sustainable engineering solutions.
Luce, Benjamin
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Flood volume allocation method for flood hazard mapping using river model with levee scheme [PDF]

Geoscientific Model Development
A realistic flood risk assessment is important for rivers where the flood protection infrastructures are dictated by varying return periods. For rivers in Japan, design return periods for flood protection infrastructures range up to 200 years.
M. H. Aslam, M. H. Aslam, Y. Hirabayashi, D. Yamazaki, G. Zhao, Y. Kita, D. N. Khanh   +6 more
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Multi-criteria optimization approach to the design of small dams’ systems along mountainous stream beds

Journal of Hydroinformatics, 2023
This paper aims at the optimal design of a system of small solid barrier-type stone dams in a semi-realistic study case, determining the number, location and height of dams and a borrow-pit (BP)'s location for benefit maximization and cost minimization ...
Yiannis Nikolaos Kontos, Ioannis Bampekos, Konstantinos L. Katsifarakis   +2 more
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Multisensor Fusion for Monitoring Shorelines and Coastal Environments: A Review and Perspective With Satellite Imagery

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
Satellite-derived remote sensing has emerged as an indispensable tool for monitoring dynamic shorelines and coastal environments. However, persistent challenges remain with single-satellite adoptions, including limited spatial resolutions, spectral ...
Ha Linh Trinh, Jing Xian Lim, Hieu Trung Kieu, Jenn Wei Er, Dawn Sok Cheng Pang, Adrian Wing-Keung Law   +5 more
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Levees, Diversion Canals or Flood Expansion Areas?

E3S Web of Conferences, 2016
Risk Flood protection involves works which reduce the hydraulic hazard in protected areas in terms of frequency, duration, water level, water velocity or flood arrival time. These works are parts of protection systems.
Tourment R., Beullac B., Degoutte G., Patouillard S., Maurin J.   +4 more
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Investing in Resilience: Estimating Financial Needs and Benefits of Flood Protection in Developing Asian Countries [PDF]

Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences
Investment in disaster risk reduction, which the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction highlights as a priority action, is crucial in mitigating disaster damage.
M. Ishiwatari, M. Ishiwatari, D. Sasaki
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La Nouvelle-Orléans et l’eau : un urbanisme à haut risque [PDF]

, 2008
Les effets catastrophiques de l’ouragan Katrina sur la Nouvelle-Orléans invitent à réexaminer les stratégies de protection mises en oeuvre jusqu’à présent contre les risques d’inondation auxquels cette ville a toujours été exposée.
Goeury, Romain, Maret, Isabelle
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